Don Collins (bowls)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 1927 26 June 2010 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Club | Grange & Salisbury BC's and South Australia |
Medal record | |
Don Collins (born 1927-2010) was an Australian international lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career
[edit]He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 [2] and won a gold medal in the triples with Athol Johnson and John Dobbie and a silver medal in the fours.[3] He also won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).[4]
Awards
[edit]He was inducted into the South Australian Hall of Fame in 2012 two years after his death in 2010.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Australian Men's Representative Caps" (PDF). Bowls Australia.
- ^ Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
- ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ "Australian Men's Representative Caps". Bowls Australia.